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US 5,590,908 AGranted
Sports board having a pressure sensitive panel responsive to contact between the sports board and a surface being ridden
OwnerDonald W. Carrinventor
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OwnerDonald W. Carrinventor
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A sports board (e.g., a snowboard, ski, or surfboard) has a sensor panel comprising a plurality of individual sensors on a surface thereof such that deflection or vibration of surface of the sports board due to contact with a surface of the medium being ridden (e.g. snow or water) causes the individual sensors of the sensor panel to detect such contact. Each sensor on the sensor panel may be a simple switch, piezoelectric sensor, strain gauge, or a variable resistance type sensor. The sensors are monitored so as to detect the points of contact of the lower surface of the sports board with the snow or water. Detailed information related to the contact between the sports board and the snow or water is processed so as to provide auditory, visual or training information.
A sporting device responsive to contact with a medium being ridden, said sporting device comprising:
A sporting device comprising:
A method of sensing contact of a sporting device with a medium being ridden, said method comprising steps of:
A sporting device responsive to contact with a medium being ridden, said sporting device comprising:
A sporting device comprising:
A method of sensing contact of a sporting device with a medium being ridden, said method comprising steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.